From Kirkus: "a master of gothic romance, Kearsley deftly plants clues, strews red herrings and toys with her readers' predictions. The journey is thrilling."

Booklist says, "Kearsley makes the impossible seem real...and makes history come alive."

Kearsley originally wrote this thriller under a pen name because it was such a departure from her previous works. From Books, Belles, and Beaux: "While this mystery was fast paced and suspenseful, the strength of the plot for me was the lovely back-story that unfolded of two ordinary people making an extraordinary sacrifice as part of their duty during the war ... a treat if you are looking for something unique from Susanna Kearsley."

Kearsley writes great books to cozy up with and you all named her an author worth binge reading. I've loved the Susanna Kearsley I've read. The publisher calls this one "part history, part romance, and all kinds of magic."

From the publisher: "Archaeologist Verity Grey has been drawn to the dark legends of the Scottish Borderlands in search of the truth buried in a rocky field by the sea, in this darkly romantic novel of historical fiction by bestselling author Susanna Kearsley. The invincible ninth Roman Legion marches from York to fight the Northern tribes, and then vanishes from the pages of history. When Verity Grey goes looking for them in modern-day Scotland, she may find more than she bargained for. Her eccentric boss has spent his whole life searching for the resting place of the lost Ninth Roman Legion and is convinced he's finally found it—not because of any scientific evidence, but because a local boy has 'seen' a Roman soldier walking in the fields, a ghostly sentinel who guards the bodies of his long-dead comrades. Here on the windswept Scottish shores, Verity may find the answer to one of the great unsolved mysteries of the historical record." Diana Gabaldon, author of the Outlander series, raves about Kearsley's historical fiction. I've loved the Susanna Kearsley I've read.

Scotland is still recovering from the disastrous Darien expedition eight years prior when Queen Anne's commissioners begin paying out those that participated and their survivors. Lily, a young widow, submits a claim to collect her husband’s wages but it’s challenged and Adam is called to investigate the marriage claim. With only days to get to the bottom of the issue, he must figure out the truth, no matter how much he’s drawn to Lily. Set in 1707 with flashbacks to 1683, Kearsley takes us through the Jacobite quest and the new Union with England, with suspicion and intrigue on every corner. (This is a prequel to The Winter Sea but, while you might see some familiar names, there’s no need to read that one first.)

From Booklist: "Kearsley makes the impossible seem real as she weaves a tale full of genuine characters and a strong sense of place and makes history come alive." This historical time travel/ historical romance has served as a gateway to the genre for many a reader. Eva heads to Cornwall after the death of her sister, looking for comfort in the home where they spent their childhood summers. Once there, she realizes the house is a portal to the 18th century and she can talk to the house’s inhabitants from back then. Not only that, she starts falling for Daniel but being with him requires staying in the past. A lovely exploration of grief and the ways we figure out where (and when) we truly belong.

Carrie McClelland is an author looking for her next story when she ventures to Scotland. She settles near the ruins of Slains Castle to write, drawing inspiration from her own family history and the events of the Jacobite uprising. With parallel storylines in the 1700’s and present day, a romantic subplot, and paranormal elements, it’s no surprise that readers recommend Kearsley as an author worth binge reading. If you love The Winter Sea and want more, pick up the sequel, The Firebird.

From the Toronto Star: "Within a few paragraphs, you realize you are in the hands of a master storyteller. This is smart historical fiction which isn’t afraid to assume the best of its readers.” I've loved the Susanna Kearsley I've read. I hear there is so much to love about this story: old diaries, codebreaking, perilous journeys, Jacobites, a Frenchman.

I've loved the Susanna Kearsley I've read. From New York Journal of Books: "A creative tour de force. Sometimes an author catches lightning in a bottle, and Susanna Kearsley has done just that."

The publisher calls this "thrilling, haunting and deeply romantic."